TRS-80 Model Model I Information Links
In the early 1970s, most personal computers came as hobbyist kits requiring a high level of technical expertise to assemble. Don French, a buyer for the consumer electronics chain Tandy Radio Shack (TRS), believed that Radio Shack should offer an assembled personal computer and hired engineer Steve Leininger to design it. In the summer of 1977, Radio Shack introduced the TRS-80 for $599. This offering included a BASIC language interpreter, four kilobytes of RAM, a Zilog Z80 processor at 1.77 megahertz, a twelve-inch video monitor, a cassette recorder, a power supply, and a cassette tape containing the games Blackjack and Backgammon.
TRS-80 Model I Information Links
Wikipedia TRS-80 Model I entry
Usual type of site for a Wiki entry - stats, basic description of hardware, capabilities, etc... Good starting point for info gathering
Provides a good overview of the system options, model numbers, peripherals, and a brief history as well as reader feedback
This article is quite detailed, including machine description, specifics, options and several images of Radio Shack catalog ads
TRS-80.com (Ira Goldklang) Model I entry
This article provides a very concise discussion of the Model I, including history, specs, hardware options, software... the list could go on
PC Magazine Look Back at TRS-80's
This PC Magaine article is brief synopsis of some of the more popular TRS-80 computers from back in the Shack's hey-day
Radio Shack’s Original TRS-80 Family of Computers
Low End Mac offers a brief, but, favorable review of the Z-80 based Radio Shack computer family and a few competitors
American History Museum TRS-80 Model I entry
Not a lot can be said about this entry - it's an extremely brief run-down about the computer, and that's about all that can be said
This undated Nuts & Volts article is a terrific, if not brief, overview of the Model I and it's historical impact
David Keil's TRS-80.org Model I Emulator Page
David's emulators are amoung the best - if you can't get your hands of real equipment, and if you have an older PC to spare, this is a great option
Vintage Computer Model I entry
Yet another very brief page with little more than just the machine specifics, with little to no history
Time Magazine: Please Don’t Call It Trash-80
This is a very good article discussing Radio Shack's, and the TRS-80's, succeesses in the early days of thr computer revolution
Radio Shack's First PC: 45 Years of TRS-80
Nice overview of the TRS-80 Model I, and it's market impact
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TRS-80 Model I Resource Links
Bartlett Labs provides unique, powerful expansion devices for various vintage Radio Shack TRS-80 microcomputers
TRS8BIT is a traditional format newsletter published quarterly by TRS-80 enthusiast Dusty Miller.
The Right Stuff (get it... TRS?)
Hardware support for for numerous TRS and Tandy computers, up to the MS-DOS machines
The show focuses on the TRS-80 Model I, II, III and 4. But, all models of TRS-80 are covered to some degree...